Dakar 2013 - Official Event Coverage - thank you ALL TeamF5, lurkers and posters!

http://www.emol.com/noticias/deport...nalizacion-lo-deja-tercero-en-la-general.html

"Vest" Lopez engine change penalty will leave third overallThe Chilean rider will receive a penalty of 15 minutes after being forced to change his engine to have complications with your vehicle.

WP11 Luis

Woooooohooooooo! Go Luis!

Richard De Groot (#132) is listed as piloting a "CRF 450X Yamaha"

Wonder how it would count if he withdraws...

:huh

Malle Moto.

@ WP11 +5:05:14
Rriinnnggg ding ding ding ding

(Edit: but who cares?)

Well, his name was mud after last year, no way KTM's or Red Bull's PR people were gonna sit for that. Especially Red Bull, where they sell image.

As I mentioned before, he has handlers now.

Go Luis!!!

So it's taken Luis about 23 minutes from 10 to 11 which is not long. Does this mean he had a problem between 9 and 10 which he has overcome? Sounds like it to me.

One of the battle scars from Johnny's 2013 #Dakar making your fans and the USA proud. @RockstarEnergy @FlyRacing @RallyTeamHRC Never give up Never surrender.

My Spanish really sucks, but the tweets I see are saying gear box.

If you recall at the beginning of this Rally CDP was rather grumpy. Then we complained about that on the F5irehose, and voila! nice ever since. F5 spies I tell ya!

Woohoo!

Even with penalty, that still leaves Chaleco #2 a little ahead of Faria in #3. Pretty much a guarantee of an Orange podium. Unless CDP messes up bad, no way Chaleco can take up that much time for the #1 podium.

Spies?

Naw.


We have much influence.

With all the technology in the HAM 450 it will never fail, so we have nothing to worry about

No fuel issues?

I think he only has a little over 6 1/2 on Faria. Wouldn't a15 minute engine penalty put him into 3rd?

For sure 1st place for tomorrow is all but gone.

If he gets the penalty he will be in 3rd. position

Cyril
Faria +14'41"
Lopez + 23'15'' ( now 8'15'')
Jakes + 24'45''